Joseph Byrne wins Titleist Leinster Boys Under 13 Series

Joseph Byrne wins Titleist Leinster Boys Under 13 Series
Winner Joseph Byrne (Baltinglass) driving at the 13th tee in the final of the 2016 Leinster Boys' Under 13 series Final (sponsored by Titleist) at Kilcock Golf Club (11/08/2016). Picture by Pat Cashman

Winner Joseph Byrne (Baltinglass) driving at the 13th tee in the final of the 2016 Leinster Boys' Under 13 series Final (sponsored by Titleist) at Kilcock Golf Club (11/08/2016). Picture by Pat Cashman

Baltinglass' Joseph Byrne was the impressive winner of the  Titleist sponsored Leinster Boys Under 13 Series at Kilcock.

The young star had 33 stable ford points to win the gross prize by an incredible six points from Castle's James Quinn with Newlands' Oisin Reilly third with 26 points.

In the Nett, Roganstown's Aaron Murray was the top lad with 44 points — winning by six from Dun Laoghaire's Tadhg Finlay.

The Longest Drive went to Kilcock's Ciaran Mahon and Nearest the Pin to Edmondstown's Patrick Curran while Arklow's Gavin McNulty edged out Kilcock's Ciaran Mahon on a count back for first place in putting.

Leinster Boys Under 13 Series 2016 (Sponsored by Titleist) at Kilcock Golf Club (CSS 37 points)

Gross Prize Winners

  1. Joseph Byrne (Baltinglass GC) 33 pts.
  2. James Quinn (Castle GC) 27 pts.
  3. Oisin Reilly (Newlands GC) 26 pts.

Nett Prize Winners

  1. Aaron Murray (Roganstown GC)  44 pts.
  2. Tadhg Finlay ((Dun Laoghaire GC) 38 pls

Longest Drive

Ciaran Mahon (Kilcock)

Nearest the Pin

Patrick Curran (Edmondstown GC) 189 cms.

Putting Competition

  1. Gavin McNulty (Arklow) 11 L/6
  2. Ciaran Mahon (Kilcock) 11 L/2

Other Gross Points Scores

  • Michael Fitzgibbon (Howth) 23
  • Shaun Mulryan (Royal Tara) 23
  • Joseph Laverty (Dundalk) 23
  • Louis Walsh (Kilkenny) 23
  • Brandon St. John (Portmarnock) 23
  • Rory Barry (Delgany) 22
  • Matthew O'Brien (Elm Park) 22
  • Eoin Freeman (Naas) 22
  • Dylan Smyth (Castle) 21
  • Jack Tarpy (Blainroe) 21
  • Charlie Quinn (Co. Louth) 21
  • Mark McCormack (Naas) 21
  • Matthew Cully (Royal Tara) 21
  • Alan Moran (Castle) 20
  • Cian McFadden (Headfort) 19
  • Patrick Keeling (Roganstown) 19
  • Liam Abom (Edmondstown) 19
  • Ciaran Mahon (Kilcock) 18
  • Daniel Mulligan (Laytown & B/town) 18
  • Tom Keogh (Baltinglass) 18
  • Brian Hanratty (Donabate) 18
  • John Cunningham (Carton House) 17
  • Luke Flaherty (Roganstown) 17
  • Patrick Morris (Portmarnock) 16
  • Sean Keenan (Kilkenny) 15
  • Jamie Donnelly (Enniscorthy) 15
  • Sam Varian (Dun Laoghaire) 15
  • James Oliver (Tara Glen) 15
  • Cael Sullivan (Forrest Little) 13
  • Patrick Curran (Edmondstown) 13
  • Aengus McCarthy Elm Park) 12
  • Zac Alderdice (Dun Laoghaire) 12
  • James Heavey (Carton House) 11
  • Gavin McNulty (Arklow) 5

Christian Purcell (Kilkenny)  W/D